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JOHN DANNER AND SAMUEL BANNER, OE CANTON, OHIO. Letters Patent No. 63,998., dated April 23, 1867.

IMPRoVi-:D BED BOTTOM.

T0 ALLWHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known thatnwe, JOHN DANNER and SAMUEL DANNER, of Canton, in the county of Stark,A and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Bed Bottoms; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and 'enact description of the same, reference being hady to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 'l representsa top plan of one of the bed bottoms with one oi' the slats removed to sh'ow its support underneath. Y I

Figure 2 represents an end elevation of one of the slat supports, and f' the slat retainers thereon.

:Figure 3 represents alongitudinal vertical section through abed frame and bottom; `and 'Figure 4 represents a perspective of theunder side of one of the slats, and showing the shape and con struction of that portion of the slat support that is on said slat.

Similar let-ters of reference, where they occur in the several separate figures, denote like parts of the bed and bottom in all the drawings.

Our invention consists in uniting and supporting vthe slats upon andto the cross-pieces resting on or in the bedstead or bed frame, by means of certain castings which, whilst theyradmit of free play endwise to the slats, stillconne them to the Slat supporters or transverse pieces of the bedstead Vor frame.

To enable-others skilled in theart to make and use our invention, we will proceed to describe the same with reference to the drawings.

Afrepresents a bedstead, lounge frame, or other similar article, in which is supported, in any of the usual well-known ways, thevtransverse bearing'piecesB, Vone at or near each end thereof. On these bearing pieces B we arrange a series ofU-shaped brackets, a, made of cast metal, the particular form of which brackets is better seen in iig. 2. They are held to the bearing pieces by a screw or. screws, or otherwise, and have holes made through their arms for anobject to be hereafter mentioned. C represents the slats composing the bed bottom. They run longitudinallyvot` the bedstead o1 frame, and. have upon their under sides, and at or near each of their ends, castings, b,` that have edged bearings, c, on them, and a flange, Las shown at fig. 4. And to make them light, their cent-re'portions, e, are east open. These castings b may be secured to the slats by screws or otherwise'. The castings a havingbeen properly arranged and fastened tothe bearers B, and the castings b having been properly placed and fastened to the slats C, the latter are placed in or on the harp or lyre-shaped pieces a, metal to metal, and then,.to keep them'from being raised out, a string or cord,f, may be-passed through the holes in the arms of the brackets a, which will retain them fin-place should the bedstead or frame be moved. As a general thing, the' slats will lie in their places, and can 'yield to any superincumbent weight, butrestrained from going'too far by the langes 0l 0l on their castings.y v

Having thus" fully described ur invention, what we claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isv In combination with the slats of a bed or lounge bottom, and the bearers that support it, the castings b, made and operating substantially in the manner and for the purpose described:

' JOHN BANNER,

SAMUEL DANNER.

Witnesses:

C.y S, REIrsNIDnR., W. W. CLARK. 

